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66th World Science Fiction Convention

66th Worldcon (2008)

Field	Value
name	Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention
image	[[File:Worldcon 66 Denvention 3 logo.png	250px]]
genre	Science fiction
venue	Colorado Convention Center
location	Denver, Colorado
country	United States
dates	6–10 August 2008
filing	non-profit
attendance	3,751
website	[fanac.org/Denvention3](http://www.fanac.org/Denvention3/)

The 66th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Denvention 3, was held on 6–10 August 2008 at the Colorado Convention Center and the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado, United States.

The organizing committee was chaired by Kent Bloom.

Participants

Attendance was 3,751.

Guests of honor

Lois McMaster Bujold
Rick Sternbach (artist)
Tom Whitmore (fan)
Kathy Mar (music)
Robert A. Heinlein (ghost of honor)
Wil McCarthy (toastmaster)

Other participants

In addition to the guests of honor, the convention has announced the names of the people participating in the convention program.

Awards

2008 Hugo Awards

Best Novel: *The Yiddish Policemen's Union *by Michael Chabon
Best Novella: "All Seated on the Ground" by Connie Willis
Best Novelette: "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang
Best Short Story: "Tideline" by Elizabeth Bear
Best Related Book: *Brave New Words *by Jeff Prucher
Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form: *Stardust, *written by Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn, directed by Matthew Vaughn.
Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form: Doctor Who: Blink, written by Steven Moffat, directed by Hettie MacDonald.
Best Professional Editor, Long Form: David G. Hartwell
Best Professional Editor, Short Form: Gordon Van Gelder
Best Professional Artist: Stephan Martinière
Best Semiprozine: Locus, edited by Charles N. Brown, Kirsten Gong-Wong & Liza Groen Trombi
Best Fanzine: File 770, edited by Mike Glyer
Best Fan Writer: John Scalzi
Best Fan Artist: Brad Foster

Other awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer: Mary Robinette Kowal
Special Committee Awards (not a Hugo Award): NASA, NESFA Press

Worldcon site selection

At L.A.con IV, Denver won the right to host the 66th Worldcon, on the third ballot by 12 votes in one of the closest races in Worldcon site selection history.

The members of Denvention 3 selected Melbourne as the hosting city for the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in 2010.

References

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